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All's Fair.....But Is It Really?

 I get it.  "All's fair in love and war" is a perfect proverb for a show about divorce.  Clever, oh so, clever.  But that might be about where the intelligence stops with this show. First of all, I will tune into almost ANY Ryan Murphy joint. (Except or AHS because eeecchhhh ) The writing is always sharp, the story engrossing and the cast is always stellar.  I friggin love Sarah Paulson in almost anything she does and seeing her as a super meanie here is awesome. Some of her disgusting insults alone make my time worthwhile. But this.....oh sweet jebus this.....this show is a whole other animal. I'm not the first person to write about how this show looks like one long commercial dropping luxury brands at every turn.  There can't be a shot that doesn't include an over-the-top outfit or statement bag sitting somewhere in proximity. I understand that money and luxury and aspiration are a big part of this series.....after all.....we've got billionaires fightin...
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Happy Birthday, Victoria!

 I still can't believe my beautiful girl was passed over in the shelter because she was "too old".  Today she turns 2.  She has been living in my care for only 3 weeks now, and already I can't imagine life without her! Happy birthday to my Victoria.....Vick.....Miss Vikki.....Baby Girl.....Queen Victoria! 
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Riding the Blue Wave!

 Victoria is riding high on this awesome blue wave!  We couldn't be happier over here in North Carolina!
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Introducing: Queen Victoria

 Victoria the Tortie and I are over here living our best lives!  Over a year and a half in the shelter, and I can't believe I'm the first one to scoop her up!  And she's already famous with over 9k views on The View from My Window on Facebook!  She is sweet, smart, curious and already taking up residence in the house like she's lived with me for years.  Adopt don't shop!
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Current Fave: Boston

  This is my current fave song.  But I think it says something about our current state of relationships when the best thing you can say is "I like it when you're nice to me".  Just sayin. 
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I Called Him Rocky

 One of my all-time favorite dogs crossed the Rainbow Bridge today. His name was Rock, but I called him Rocky.  I made up a song about him to the tune of "Rocky Top".  He was a sweetheart of a boy known for his prancy little steps around the yard and a tail that swung around in a complete circle. Rocky came to my friend as a rescue and while he hadn't necessarily had a hard life, he hadn't had a great one either.  He hadn't had a lot of outdoor time, a regimented routine or consistent caregiving.  We had the feeling he had no idea of a regular feeding or outside schedule and that he was left alone a lot.  My friend introduced him to clean, algae-free food and water bowls and we took turns feeding him by hand when he was too afraid to eat from a new bowl. After a while a began eating, drinking, sleeping and prancing. Soon Rocky made friends with everyone that came to visit the house including human and dog friends.  His demeanor was always so lovely and...
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Could We Just Not......Another Over the Hill Gal Talks About Menopause

 I was never afraid of menopause until I was in it.  Oh, sure I had heard about it my whole life.  I had seen how it seemed to affect women.....mostly in negative ways, depending on who you asked.  It's now very clear to me why many marriages break up around the time of menopause, why affairs seems to happen more often (on both sides) and why seemingly "normal" women seem to lose their minds.  In the mid 80's when The Golden Girls "Blanche" began menopause, her friends urged her to a psychiatrist.  This was after she first thinks she's pregnant, then begins eating and crying non-stop and refusing to get dressed or leave her room.   Oh, if we all only had that luxury.  And if it all came on that sudden and succinct.  No guess work. Is it peri?  Are the hormones completely gone yet?  No wondering if the cycle was really over of if it was going to play tricks on you for the next 5 years or so. If only it was all so very black and ...
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Becky's 100 Favorite Movies: 2018 List Updated!

After recently chatting with an old friend, I realized how much a list from 2018 needed to be updated!  When you consider over 100 years of filmmaking, a list of 100 is pretty tough!  So this list is mainly based on rewatchability .  In other words, I may have watched a movie, loved it, but also realized I probably didn't need to see it again.  Or there may have been a movie that was a favorite at one time that I have since outgrown, didn't age well or the emotionality of it has just become too much.   In other words, these seem to be the movies I've never managed to outgrow. (not actual) Reader Question: May I just say for the record that I'm not sure how this blog has never posted a list of favorite movies?  I mean, you've posted favorite books and bands and even songs  but not movies?  What the hey? (actual) Blogger Response:  You're exactly right, fictional reader!  It's gonna be a task for sure....not just the listing, but...
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Miniseries Flashback: The Far Pavilions

 Another rabbit hole journey that began due to my love of Amy Irving. And of course, of course, the novel is much better than the miniseries, but it's still a decent watch (even though the ending is flub too....of course).  This miniseries was shown in 1984, but of course, I was too young to care about that way back then! So.  Back to Amy Irving.  Yes, she was an American woman in "brown face" and yes times have changed.  Thankfully.  But her huge, beautiful green eyes and calm steady voice can't be denied.  I have loved her ever since Crossing Delancey and Micki & Maude (another film that probably wouldn't get made today). The mini series was such a big part of television back in the 80's.  It could take a long novel based on an extremely complicated political situation ( the British Raj ) and turn it into an entertaining 5 hour film delivered in watchable segments.  This was actually the first HBO miniseries too.  For my taste, th...
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Indie Pick: Paris, Texas

 Paris, Texas is one of those indie movies that's very quiet, very slow-moving. It has all the big themes: guilt, regret, redemption, family drama, childhood, fathers and sons, mothers and sons.....all of it. I was close to turning it off more than once because of how slow it was.  But I was drawn back in by Harry Dean Stanton's sweet, sad eyes and the absolute need to know how it all ended.   I guess these were the same sad eyes he took with him to Pretty in Pink in 1986 but lost by the time he made it to Twin Peaks and certainly by Big Love .   All in all, a beautiful flick that really paints a picture of the early 1980's western United States.  It will make you miss the time when kids walked to school, there was no such thing as a cell phone, and you could wear the same battered jeans for days and days.  
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